Dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation in women with adrenal failure: impact on twenty‐four hour GH secretion and IGF‐related parameters

Abstract

(1) Short-term DHEA administration in women with adrenal failure normalizes the circulating levels of androgens without uniformly affecting the GH-IGF axis; (2) The observation that exogenous oestradiol may mask a stimulatory effect of DHEA on GH secretion merits future investigation.